Ask the Great Werner Herzog Any Question

That's the subject line of an email I received yesterday, promoting a tweetup this Monday morning with the monumental German director/intellectual madman himself. Ostensibly, it's an event to drum up interest in First Look Studios' upcoming DVD release of My Son My Son What Have Ye Done, Herzog's collaboration with David Lynch, which played at the Northwest Film Forum this spring.  But really, this is an opportunity to throw your thoughts at Werner and get one of his trademark dry-witted replies.  Animal-related questions encouraged, for sure.

Herzog will respond in real-time to questions tweeted to the First Look Studios' Twitter account, @1stlookstudios, with his responses posted on the First Look Studios' YouTube channel. Though Herzog himself is not a member of Twitter, his persona is quite popular on the social network, as seen through the popular trending topic #WernerHerzogvsChuckNorris, where users weigh in on who is tougher, Werner Herzog or action star Chuck Norris.

Tweeting to Werner commences Monday morning, so send your questions @1stlookstudios by August 23rd at 9:45 a.m. PDT.  Full press release after the jump.

First Look Studios Hosts The First Social Media Press Day With Werner Herzog 

(Los Angeles, CA) –On Monday, August 23, 2010 First Look Studios is hosting the first press day exclusively conducted within social media platforms with the acclaimed director, Werner Herzog, on behalf of his September 14 DVD release of MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE? Herzog will respond in real-time to questions tweeted to the First Look Studios’ twitter account, @1stlookstudios, with his responses posted on the First Look Studios’ Youtube channel, http://www.youtube.com/user/FirstLookStudios. Though Herzog himself is not a member of Twitter, his persona is quite popular on the social network as seen through the popular trending topic #WernerHerzogvsChuckNorris, where users weigh in on who is tougher, Werner Herzog or action star Chuck Norris.

With this social media press day, First Look Studios is transforming the traditional press junket into an event where key press, bloggers and fans can participate directly with talent in a this interactive medium. MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE? is the first collaboration between legendary filmmakers David Lynch, who produced the film, and director Werner Herzog. This psychological thriller stars Academy Award® nominees Michael Shannon, Chloë Sevigny, and Willem Dafoe, and is loosely based on the mysterious true crime story of a young stage actor who, obsessed with a Greek tragedy he's rehearsing, slays his own mother with a sword. We would like to receive all Twitter questions for Werner by 9:45AM (Pacific Time) Monday, August 23.

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